Fox Lake (Metra station)
Fox Lake | |||||||||||
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A Metra F40C locomotive stops at Fox Lake Station | |||||||||||
Location |
Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue Fox Lake, Illinois | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°23′54″N 88°10′56″W / 42.3984°N 88.1823°WCoordinates: 42°23′54″N 88°10′56″W / 42.3984°N 88.1823°W | ||||||||||
Owned by | Village of Fox Lake | ||||||||||
Line(s) |
Milwaukee District North | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
Connections | Pace Buses | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes (Open sheltered bicycle rack) | ||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Fare zone | J | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1902 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001 | ||||||||||
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Fox Lake is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Fox Lake, Illinois. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue (IL 132), is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. A large coach yard is just southeast of the station and has several storage tracks to store extra trains during off-peak hours and on weekends. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District/North Line. Until 1982 commuter trains continued to Walworth, Wisconsin.
Bus connections
- 570: Fox Lake - Gurnee Mills via CLC
- 806: Crystal Lake-Fox Lake